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Writing an opening hook
How many times have your students started informational reports with…”This is a report about…” These opening lines are boring to the reader and even to the writer! So, we teach them to write an interesting hook that will engage the reader. There are many types of hooks that will quickly get the attention of your audience. This post is focusing on writing a question to hook readers. Why? Well, I found a great book! Isn’t that usually the case? We find a fun book and realize it would be a great mentor text for something we want our students to learn.
What if You Had Animal Eyes
You could also use this book as a mentor text for other topics such as…
*mini poster (quotation)
*mini poster (about writing hooks)
*worksheet to practice writing questions that could be hooks for various topics
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Reading Freebies and a Giveaway!
Each blogger has featured a mentor text and an accompanying download. Make sure you visit each blog to get all these goodies and tons of expert advice! Just click on the links at the end of this post to visit the next blog. One lucky winner will win a copy of EACH book. That is such an awesome prize! Enter through the rafflecopter links at the end of this post. The most important thing to do is to support the relief efforts if you are able. The gofundme link is a great way to support teachers and schools. There are many organizations involved in the rebuilding in Houston and other cities that suffered from Hurricane Harvey. We might not be able to do much individually, but together we can do anything! Let’s get these cities restored and offer hope to those who were displaced. Spread the word about the gofundme and this giveaway! Thank you!
Love this book. Can't wait to try it out with my classroom!
Thank you Melissa for providing such a great lesson.
I LOVE teaching writing, and this freebie is awesome! The hook is like your “first impression”, and kids need to make great first impressions don't they?? Great skill! Thanks for joining us.
This is such a cute and meaningful lesson! I have always found it hard to get students to “hook” their audience in their writing pieces. Thank you for the great ideas :)JulieThe Techie Teacher